Do you have an Appalachian Dialect?

All of us speak a dialect of some sort or another. Dialects in the US are divided according by region or social registers. In Appalachia, it's a regional division that involves parts of 13 states.

Are YOU a native Appalachian speaker? Do you have the history of the Scots/Irish linguistic patterns? Until now you could only wonder. But thanks to this great quiz, in just a few minutes you will find out!

Created by: Melissa Comer

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  1. Do you sometimes add an /h/ sound to the pronoun it?
  2. Do you know what the phrase "Phew! That smells like kyarn" means?
  3. What do you call your mom's mother?
  4. What do you call a skunk?
  5. When you say /pin/ does it sound exactly the same when you say /pen/?
  6. How do you make the word you plural?
  7. Have you ever said "I'm a-fixen to go to the store?"
  8. Oncet upon a time makes perfect sense.
  9. The past tense of the word grow is
  10. I've done did it is a perfectly acceptable phrase.

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